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G. C. MAXWELL.

WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Feb. 9,1886.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,945. dated February 9. 1886.

Application filed April 27, 1885. Serial No. 163,615.

To a/ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. MAXWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at 7atertown, in the county of Coddington and Territory of Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vashing Ma chines; and I do declare the following to be aV full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to male and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a vertical section on line x w, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line y/ y, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail view. Fig. 4 is a detail View.

This invention has relation to improvements in washing-machines; and it consists in the construction, novel arrangement, and adaptation of devices, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In carrying out this invention I provide a tub or suds-boX, A, which may be of any ordinary or approved construction, having vertical side walls, B B, and a sheet-metal bottom, C, as shown. This sheet-metal bottom is semicircnlar in longitudinal section, and is covered on its inner side with transversely-arranged corrugated strips E, forming a fixed rubbingsurface.

The rocking rubber consists of two similar vertical side walls, G, which are scalloped on their opposite perpendicular edges, as shown y at I, and the lower edges are cut away curvilinearly, as at A.

J indicates castings, which are provided on their inner sides at their lower edges with broad horizontal scalloped flanges B and perforations II above the said iianges. These castings are secured to the outer walls of the sides G in such a manner as to have the scalloped flanges lie beneath the curvilinear edges of the said sides, so as to forni an opening for the reception of the ends of the corrugated cross-bars E,thus allowing the said bars to be secured alternately to the vertical portions of the castings by means of screws or the like. The end scallops of theflanges B en- (No model.)

gage the rounded ends a of the edges of the sides G, and the connection of the corrugated cross-bars above the said castings are made directly with the inner sides ofthe walls G in t-he scalloped portions thereof by means of P indicates the journals ofthe rocking rubber, which are designed to work in vertical guideways, as commonly employed on the inner sides of such tubs at opposite points.

These journals have formed on their inner ends an integral strip, b, whichis provided with perforations to receive securing-screws, and the journalspass through the handle-arms of the rubber and also through the sides G thereof.

rIhe tub or suds-box is supported on legs D, and is provided with a splash-board, S, and a vertical cross-board, R.

I-Iaving described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

l. The rocking rubber consisting of the vertical walls provided with the scalloped edges, and with castings J, having perforations H, and the corrugated cross-bars connecting the said sides and secured by screws, as set forth, whereby the said corrugated bars may be turned to present new rubbing-surfaces, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the tub, of the rocking rubber consisting of the sides having scalloped opposite edges and a curvilinear lower edge, the castings secured to the said sides of the rubber and provided with inner scalloped anges and with perforatio'ns I-I, and the corrugated bars secured to said sides, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES C. MAXWELL.

Witnesses:

C. B. WILLIAMSON, D. H. RAYMOND. 

